Community Activities

Peer Support Groups: You are not alone. CNIB currently has peer support groups meeting on a regular basis. This is an opportunity for you to meet with other people who are living with the same kind of challenges and successes that you are. If you are interested in attending a support group for persons who are living with vision loss, please contact your local CNIB office for more information.

  • Vision Odyssey Follow Up Group
    Meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month 10am – 12 pm, for those who have participated in CNIB’s Vision Odyssey: Adjustment to Vision Loss Course, we welcome you to join us for our monthly social meetings. For more information please call Brad Hooge, Facilitator, at (604) 431-2151 or via E-mail at brad.hooge@cnib.ca

  • Retinitis Pigmentosa Social Support Group
    Join us monthly for our meetings at CNIB, for lunches and other social events and to connect with others with RP. Meet and socialize with others who share an understanding of living with RP and have fun in doing so. For more information call Brad Hooge at (604) 431-2151 or via E-mail at brad.hooge@cnib.ca

  • Macular Degeneration Support Group
    Meetings occur every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Come and join in the group discussions and listen to guest speakers. Meetings are held at Vancouver CNIB office, 5055 Joyce St. Vancouver, BC. Everyone is welcome, light refreshments served.

  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Support Groups:
    In Canada, an estimated 2.1 million of us have some form of AMD, the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over 50. That's about equivalent to the number of Canadians with diabetes or breast cancer. Yet only three in ten of us even know that it affects the eyes. Learn more about AMD.

    Qualicum/Parksville
    Date: Last Thursday of each month
    Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm

    Nanaimo
    This new group is actively recruiting members.

    Ladysmith
    Date: Fourth Monday of each month
    Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

    Duncan
    Date: First Tuesday of each month
    Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

    Ladysmithn
    Date: Fourth Monday of each month
    Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

    Victoria
    Date: Third Thursday of each month
    Time: 10:00 to 11:30 am
    Place: James Bay Community Project, 547 Michigan St.

    Date: Third Wednesday of each month
    Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm
    Place: Saanich Volunteer Services, 1445 Ocean View Road

    Date: Third Saturday of each month
    Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm
    Place: Fairfield New Horizons Centre 380 Cook St.

    SaltSpring Island
    This group meets regularly.

    For further information on these groups contact Phil Crowson at (250) 595-1100

  • Retinitis Pigmentosa Support Group:
    Date: Third Friday of each month
    Time: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
    Place: CNIB Victoria, 2340 Richmond Rd.
    Contact: Phil Crowson (250) 595-1100

  • Parent Support Group – Vancouver:
    Note: Childcare is provided.
    Date: First Friday of each month
    Time: 7 – 9 pm
    Place: CNIB Vancouver
    Contact: 604-431-2162

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